Announcements
People’s Initiatives: Engaging the State in Local Communities in the Philippines and Thailand
Features six case studies analyzing the initiatives and advocacies of different civil society groups in local communities in the Philippines and Thailand, with three case studies of each country. The book discusses the dynamics of state-civil society relations in the...
The Ethnographies of Two Japanese Maritime Communities
Focuses on two maritime communities, Habuminato and Isozaki. Both communities subsist on fishing and seasonally on incomes from tourism. The study concentrates on the social transformations of these communities and, in particualr, on the shift from groups of...
Sama-Sama: Facets of Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia
Brings together six original pieces of research that examine various dimensions of life, society and politics in ethnically plural Southeast Asia. Case studies deal with the Moro in the Philippines, inter-ethnic conflict in Indonesia, cross-border relations between...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)
People’s Initiatives: Engaging the State in Local Communities in the Philippines and Thailand
Features six case studies analyzing the initiatives and advocacies of different civil society groups in local communities in the Philippines and Thailand, with three case studies of each country. The book discusses the dynamics of state-civil society relations in the...
The Ethnographies of Two Japanese Maritime Communities
Focuses on two maritime communities, Habuminato and Isozaki. Both communities subsist on fishing and seasonally on incomes from tourism. The study concentrates on the social transformations of these communities and, in particualr, on the shift from groups of...
Sama-Sama: Facets of Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia
Brings together six original pieces of research that examine various dimensions of life, society and politics in ethnically plural Southeast Asia. Case studies deal with the Moro in the Philippines, inter-ethnic conflict in Indonesia, cross-border relations between...
Training
The Center serves as a forum for the articulation and analyses of various issues, as well as a mechanism for dialogue and debate among scholars, governments and the larger society. TWSC-sponsored activities provide support for class instruction, especially in courses requiring discussions on contemporary social, political and economic concerns.
